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as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
a milk-and-water campaign speech that most likely did not inspire a single person
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as in weak
lacking strength of will or character
we need to elect a leader with a bold vision, not someone who's been a milk-and-water yes-man all his life
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These moved beyond the bland and laudatory, offering candid and penetrating portraits of artists and celebrities that stand out in an era where A-listers are guarded by armies of publicists and handlers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 May 2026 -
Bread While the refrigerator has been said to help keep bread from molding, the humidity of the fridge draws out the moisture from the bread, leaving you with bland, dry slices.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Free agency is weak, so the best bet will be the trade market.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The original vision of the Accords – of a rapidly expanding regional bloc openly aligned with Israel and integrated economically across the Middle East – has become a significantly weaker prospect.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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Moreover, the subject is weedy and boring.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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In comic book canon, Clark's earlier years are actually pretty boring!—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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For her latest appearance on the red carpet, Riley Keough was drawn to something softer.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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For instance, as my soft secondaries and the receivers who’ll benefit most from them in fantasy football article detailed, this system grades a defensive back who allows a low yards per attempt (YPA) total but a high PPR fantasy points per game (FPPG) total as a favorable matchup.—
KC Joyner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The quick tuning from flexible to rigid is possible because of the OUT-Robot’s thermal interface of three layers which synergizes the robot’s shape and materials with the watery environment for fast cooling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 May 2026
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Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
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While most healthy people can recover in four to seven days without treatment, some vulnerable groups, like children under 5, adults 65 and older, and those with weakened immune systems, may experience more severe illness that requires medical treatment or hospitalization.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The illness primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women and their newborns, but can in some cases affect people outside of these groups, per FSIS.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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More boos followed after the final whistle with Slot’s side serving up another insipid home performance.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Excusing them as means to achieve preferred policy outcomes is beyond insipid.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rage sits on the pages among the everyday updates of life, as if the anger itself was banal.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Doing away with the classic Humpty Dumpty physique, chef Nicolas Cloiseau opts for something less banal and more cubic, channeling his inner Picasso.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Milk-and-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk-and-water. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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